AI Weekly Malaysia

Two undersea cables were damaged off the coast of Perth, Australia, following suspicious vessel activity. A company CEO noted the faults occurred 'straight after each other and in close proximity,' suggesting possible deliberate sabotage rather than accidental anchor drags.

Why: Undersea cable cuts near Perth affect connectivity paths between Australia and Southeast Asia, including Malaysia. SaaS founders and infra teams should verify whether their cloud regions or CDN paths route through affected cables and review failover assumptions — if two cables going down in close proximity is sabotage, redundancy across the same geographic chokepoint is not real redundancy.

YES is offering a sponsored 5G Mobile WiFi plan at RM58/month on a 24-month contract, bundling a free ZTE U30 Air MiFi (RRP RM599) with uncapped 5G data, 500GB 4G backup, and free access to the ILMUchat Pro AI platform. The pitch targets remote workers who want a dedicated pocket router instead of draining phone batteries on hotspots or relying on cafe WiFi.

Why: If you regularly work from cafes or co-working spaces in Malaysia, this is a concrete RM58/month option with uncapped 5G and a free device — compare it against your current mobile data plan and hotspot battery drain before committing to the 24-month lock-in. The ILMUchat Pro AI bonus is worth evaluating separately since it's unclear what it actually includes.